Finance:Hankook Ilbo

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Hankook Ilbo
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Dongwha Enterprise
PublisherSeung Myung-ho
FoundedJune 9, 1954
Political alignmentCentrism[1]
Fiscal conservatism
Cultural liberalism
LanguageKorean
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Circulation213,200+
WebsiteHankook Ilbo
Korean name

Hankook Ilbo (Korean한국일보; Hanja韓國日報; lit. Korea Daily) is a Korean-language daily newspaper in Seoul, South Korea.[2] As of 2017, it had a daily circulation of about 213,200.[3]

It was previously published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, however following an embezzlement scandal in 2013–2014[4][5] it was sold to Dongwha Enterprise, which also owns The Korea Times.[6][7]

Political position

Hankook Ilbo tends to be economically centre-right and socially centre-left. Hankook Ilbo is a "liberal" media, but this is different from the meaning of "liberal" in the American political context.[8]

Hankook Ilbo officially doesn't put forward ideology other than "centrism". However, Hankook Ilbo has basically shown a fiscal conservative tone that values "fiscal responsibility". The newspaper has often criticized the Moon Jae-in government's fiscal policy for its lack of awareness of "financial soundness" (Korean재정건전성).[9][10] This newspaper also supports "liberal economy".[11]

In contrast to the somewhat conservative tendency financially, the Hankook Ilbo has some cultural liberal tendency. The newspaper supported LGBT and other minority rights and emphasized "diversity",[12] and also criticized the hatred of obesity in Korean society.[13] In addition, the Hankook Ilbo has a favorable view of feminism.[14]

See also

References

  1. "한국일보 회사소개". https://company.hankookilbo.com/company/introduce.aspx. 
  2. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ko). Academy of Korean Studies. https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0061368. 
  3. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ko). https://www.kabc.or.kr/common/download?fileName=2017%EB%85%84(2016%EB%85%84%EB%8F%84%EB%B6%84)+%EC%9D%BC%EA%B0%84%EC%8B%A0%EB%AC%B8+163%EA%B0%9C%EC%82%AC+%EC%9D%B8%EC%A6%9D%EB%B6%80%EC%88%98.pdf&filePath=e:/file/2017%EB%85%84(2016%EB%85%84%EB%8F%84%EB%B6%84)+%EC%9D%BC%EA%B0%84%EC%8B%A0%EB%AC%B8+163%EA%B0%9C%EC%82%AC+%EC%9D%B8%EC%A6%9D%EB%B6%80%EC%88%98_267200722093393321.pdf. 
  4. Kim, Hee-jin (7 August 2013). "Hankook Ilbo chairman is arrested for corruption". https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2975717. 
  5. "South Korea newspaper owner arrested for embezzlement". 6 August 2013. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-newspaper-owner-arrested-for-embezzlement. 
  6. Park, Jin-hai (22 September 2015). "About Dongwha Group". The Korea Times. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2017/12/693_187387.html. 
  7. "Seung Myung-ho named chairman of Korea Times". The Korea Times. 1 November 2015. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2015/11/178_189957.html. 
  8. "Trump and Kim's handshake analyzed around the world". CTV News. 12 June 2018. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trump-and-kim-s-handshake-analyzed-around-the-world-1.3969626. "The liberal Hankook Ilbo newspaper marveled that the U.S. president didn't shake hands in the usual "Trump way" of domineering his counterpart. It also noted that Trump softly tapped Kim on the shoulder and seemed to engage in small talk with him." 
  9. "문 정부, 브레이크 없는 확장재정에...나랏빚 1000조, 채무비율 50% 동시 돌파". Hankook Ilbo. 15 August 2021. https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021081515060005159. 
  10. "재정건전성 부담 다음 정부로 넘긴 600조 '슈퍼예산'". Hankook Ilbo. 1 September 2021. https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021083116160004817. 
  11. Understanding Journalism in Korea. CommunicationBooks. 2015. ISBN 9791130440439. https://books.google.com/books?id=VmyTCgAAQBAJ&dq=economic+liberal+Hankook+Ilbo&pg=PT120. "... In its statement in the first issue, it declared, “We should carve out a way for commercial newspapers grounded in realism by supporting modern economic theories and advocating a liberal economy”(The Hankook Ilbo, 1984, p.14). ..." 
  12. "'소수자 삭제'의 폭력". Hankook Ilbo. 19 November 2021. https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021111810010001247. 
  13. ""살찐 게 죄?" 어딜가든 마주치는 한국인의 비만 혐오". Hankook Ilbo. 19 May 2018. https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201805181414793690. 
  14. "번지수 잘못 짚은 두 아재 후보들". Hankook Ilbo. 18 November 2021. https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021111708510000376. 

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